Turtles can fly too
لاک پشتها
هم پرواز ميکنند
Directed by: Bahman
Ghobadi (A
time for drunken horses)
It may be the first film to emerge from a post Saddam Hussein Iraq, but
Bahman Ghobadi's Turtles Can Fly a is notable achievement and not just for the
resilience displayed by its director and cast in ensuring that the film was
actually made. As in his previous feature, A Time for Drunken Horses, Bahman
Ghobadi is interested in the plight facing the defenseless, usually kids, who
have to face the dangers that adults - never mind pre-pubescents - shouldn't
have to deal with it. Set just before the American invasion in 2003, Turtles Can
Fly follows a group of kids who live in a hideous refugee camp on the border of
Iraq and Turkey. The only way that these youngsters can earn anything is by
collecting landmines, which, not surprisingly, leads to many of them being
mutilated or killed. The youthful leader of these kids is Satellite (Soran
Ebrahim), whose nickname derives from the fact that he's a self-taught
electrical whiz and is desperate to get a TV antenna hooked up and working so he
can learn of the American progress in their invasion/liberation. The reason? He
naively believes that everything will be okay once the old regime is toppled.
Heartfelt and exceedingly timely, Turtles Can Fly paints a frighteningly
realistic portrait of the hardships of war mostly endured by those who have
endured too much pain and suffering even before conflict has started. Resisting
the temptation to tone down the material for an international audience, Ghobadi
uses the children's predicament to emphasis both the hopelessness and insanity
of their situation. Yet as despondent as the tone of the film is, it's also a
telling one, with some exquisitely judged performances
| Superb
acting and authentic details energize this rare Iran/Iraq coproduction - Christian
Science Monitor |
| This
isn't a war movie. Rather, it's a powerful, heart-tugging portrait of the
innocent victims of conflict - New York Post |
- Format: DVD-R
(Will play on 95% of DVD players & computers).
- This
is an imported DVD and picture quality is about 7 out of 10.
-
Runtime: 93 minutes
Type:
Drama
Language: In Kurdish with
English subtitles
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quality:
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